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    What are the benefits of more than one Sheltie?

    Always room for one more! In our city, we are limited to 4, however, we've had 2 Shelties since 1995 and all have done well. We have 2 now - Chase is 1 (male) and Madison (female) is 8. Madison is the sweetest, kindest, most loving dog I've ever had. She was at 23 pounds prior to Chase's...
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    I thought I had a sheltie but could she be a collie?

    Our Murphy and our Sheltie history I grew up with collies as a kid (4 of them) but as an adult, I was given a Sheltie. One of the best gifts ever, he lived in 3 decades (14 years) and was your typical, tri Sheltie. We loved him so much, our daughter wanted her own so along came Pepper...
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    Shelties vs. Collies

    Shelties to Collies We know of both those rescues and yes, they seem wonderful. Unfortunately, they do not have any Shelties for us at this time. The ones are much older and we do not have a fenced in yard. We will continue to be on the lookout for a large Sheltie or if anyone can direct...
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    Shelties vs. Collies

    I had 4 collies as a kid, loved them all. Totally amazing dogs. We live in Florida so Shelties are perfect - my husband is 6'3" and our last big guy was a large Sheltie, 53 pounds of wonderful dog. His name was Murphy and he just passed away 02/18/2013 (liver disease). We did everything we...
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